The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has launched a criminal investigation into the container ship Dali’s allision with the Key Bridge in Baltimore that left six dead.

Grace Ocean the Singapore-based owners of the Maersk chartered Dali, which ran into Baltimore’s Francis Key Bridge killing six workers and demolishing the crossing, declared general average on Saturday.

Salvors have removed approximately 38 containers from Dali, the containership which remains pinned under the remains of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.

Potential labour disputes on the US East Coast later this year could cause more disruption for shippers already struggling with the aftermath of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

The Port of Baltimore could reopen to container ships of up 4,500 teu by end April as work continues to clear the wreckage of the Key Bridge after it was struck by the vessel Dali.

Taiwan container line Evergreen said it expects Baltimore port to be closed for at least a month and advises its customers to contact the carrier immediately to make alternative arrangements for cargo.

The situation in Baltimore after the horrible late-March allision by the container ship Dali that took down the Francis Scott Key Bridge there are many pieces to a puzzle that will take years to sort out.

In the wake of the Baltimore bridge tragedy Michael Grey explores stricter tug requirements, machinery testing, and the causes of shipboard power outages.

Authorities have opened a second, deeper channel on the southwest side of the Francis Scott Key Bridge to allow commercial essential vessels through.

A Singaporean ship owner and a ship manager that operated the vessel that struck and destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key bridge have filed a petition seeking court protection from liability.